New-York tribune., 1887-12-27

towald men.
AMONG THE POOR AND UNFORTUNAlh. +.
DINNERS. GAMES AND GIFTS AT THE CHAlHlAn
AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
AZ the Tombs Ludlow Street Jail, the city prisons
and hospitals and the public institutions on the 'st
in the East River, yesterday was day dcVo'eu "
diccstng the thousands of turkeys, the huhdrou9 &"
gallons of chlcken fricaSSee and the tons OF tnihhs
that had been eaten Christmas Day On biacN
wells Island the stripe garbed convicts were not re
e,rcd TO do any out door work, but kept In thcii
cells and gave themselves up to meditation and watch
Inc the lcadcn sky through the iron bars Of their win
dovs The trip was made by the little steamer Min
nahannock to the islands, carrying up suSh bca,eu
callers with holiday gifts for the prisoners aS 'aicu
IN reach the boat sunday.
The inmates Of the AlmShouse stil talked o' 'hc
r,, of Rjsbop Potter to that institution ON the day
,o,ore He lad been accompanied by Henry j. Beck
man. president of the Board Of Aldermen Ooin's,
soner Porter. Archdcacon Machay-smith ana
Chaplain French Religious services had been hclu
in the various Institutions and the Bishop had admin
istcred confirmation in the AnlShouse to thliH aa'u
mon and women. some Of them scptuaecnaraIS' IL
IS rare that holiday in these gloomy prisons i Diish'
ened hy such an occasion as that OF sunday
s,,me 200 immigrants at Castle Garden had good
dinner Of suls antal food In honor Of Christmas ihc
daily routine was further varied by T. NJ Man'ei-
baum the proprietor Of the lunch counters, VINO 'ci'
brated the day by giving a dinner to the emlioye t.
of the Garden.
About 100 little glIls had their Christmas dinner
AZ 81 Barnabas's House, IN MulbcrrySt. They be-
onei 10 the sunday school and Day Nursery oi tha'
Institution On Saturday evening the girls got pres
ens from a Christmas tree in the chapel Among 'h'
presents were sixy-six pairs Of shoes that had ueen
bought with money from tho Peter cooper GolHen
Wedding Fund. This afternoon there Will be pres
eps on the tree for the children who attend the ht
Barnabas Industrial School.
SOME TYPICAL CHRISTMAS FFASTs
The old people at the Home FOR Old Men and Aged
Couples No. 477 Hudson-st., enjoyed typical New
ENGLAND Christmas feast Tho Kew MI i'd'n s'''
grace and made address.
Three hundred and twenty-five old women fat down
70 Christmas dinner at -. Joscph's Home for Aged
Women. No. 900 West Fiftccnth-st Turkey Vcse
tables. n.incc pie and fruits were serv"d.
The Free Home for Destitute Girls. NO. % East
Fcvcuthst gave traditional Christmas dinner, tur-
kcy cranberry sauce, The matron said that the
girls had really had two Christmas dinners. fot san
days dinner extra good one The Christmas
Entertainment will be given on Tuesday night
The little inmates Of the Protestant Half Orphan
ASYLUM No 50 West feminist. enjoyed their usua
Christmas dinner through The lilerallty Of Mrs L. l.
Stuart who has befriendcd the institution In Ills and
other ways for many years. Before the dinner houi
l o'clock-thc distribution Of presents took place
IN the largo recitation room. About 1-O rhNdici
boys and girls whose ranged from four years I"
ten sat down to the tables and for over an hour They
On a generous Christmas dinner, receiving bon bons
etc After dinner each child received new ten ten'
ricce from Ms. stuart. who could not be present
on account Of Illness. Others Pre- sent were Mrs j. D.
Phelps, Mrs. Morris X. Jcsup, Mrs. John L. tuthcr
land. Mrs. j. 5. FglcsOn, Mrs. John Hall, Miss J.
Horny. Mrs H. W Robbins and Miss scharfcnbcrg.
An excellent dinner marked the day at the Five
Points Mission where the 800 boys and girls attending
the school get a dinner daily. Seven hundred pack
ages distributed among the Sunday school chill
drcn containing various articles Of winter clothing
books and cakes of soap. bag Of candy, raisnS
nuts cakes and fruit accompanied each package. On
Friday one child from each family received peck oi
potatoes. bread AMI apples.
DorBiE CELEBRATION AT FIVE POINTS.
At .he Five Points House OF Industry subst anilal
Christmas dinner, consisting OF turkey, cranbcrilcs
VEGETABLES pie, etc, served up TO 300 Children
On sunday at p. and yesterday each chld IT.
eelyed bag containing candy nuts and oranges. al
D. H. to-day presents will be distributed TO the chill
drcn from the Christmas tree. On Friday chickens
and vegetables were sent TO 125 families whose chill
drcn attend the weekday school, and Christmas Eve
100 la. lets were sent many poor families Each
basket contained eight pound turkey coupe oi
quarts Of potatoes quarts OF apples, hall pouhd
Of coffee, one pound Of sugar, half pound OF eahuS
and nlnce pic Five hundred and twenty pieces OF
new cloling were also distributed ON Christmas Day
to poor families
Their. we're, $50 happy men. women and children al
the Water stree, Crcmorne Mission when the Christmas
dinner there took place. Nearly all the men were
Converts attached at some time to the place ih'S
brought their wives and children Win them' No"o
we're ex xconvlcts The Rev Mr. Shorey led In prayer.
Among those present John +. shoTey' Oolohci
II. H. Hadley Frank Lawrence, and he supeh'ehu'er
Samuel IL IIadlcy.
All day little children hOched into the Howard MIS-
Hon and Home for Little Wanderers, NO 90 NVlhgoh-
D., 10 get the Christmas presents that so many Hico'
81 the Institution had generously had sent there for
ihem. As matter OF fact the distribution was begun
On Saturday. but there were so many'prcscht9 tha' "
,Ould be distributed until yesterday. Agent
Joseph Hague ard MarOn Ollife were kept busy, ana
others too, In handing out the presents TO the lOoo
little ones who came IN tho two days. The presents
consisted Of garments, shoes, stockings, toys, fruit
and confectionery. The children reached through
che Missions Sunday school, which draws from the
Eastern districts of the city, from Oiverst. up to
Elghteenthst.
About 500 Of the children Of the Sunday school Of
the Wilson Industrial School, No 1875 St Marks place,
gathered at IL os ock ia the Memorial Chapel Of the
school In Avenue A for Christmas festival The
Rev. Mr.. Rutan presided, and tho children were ad
dressed by the Rev. Mr. Wiley, OF the Knox Memorial
Church, and by the Rev. Mr.. Pennman. OF Y0nkefs.
Boxes of Candy and oranges were distributed. To-
morrow afternoon the day school will have festival
at which there will be treo. and presents will be dis
trtbutcd to tho $50 children Of the school
BOYS AND Girl BOTH GET TCRKsY.
generous dinner of roast turkey and plum pudding
S0 furnished to tho boys Of the Eleventh Ward Boys